How to Use predicate in a Sentence

predicate

verb

• The success of the offense was predicated on ball movement.
  — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2019
• But that was predicated on the growing mass of the region’s middle class.
  — The Economist, 24 Aug. 2019
• Trump’s campaign was predicated on the idea that crime was out of control.
  — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2017
• All of your choices are predicated on his promises to change.
  — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2018
• That is predicated on doing more on game night than just showing up on time.
  — Kent Somers, azcentral, 22 Nov. 2019
• The treaty itself was predicated on Germany’s guilt for the war.
  — National Geographic, 31 May 2019
• The whole game will be predicated on those two points, as will my handicap.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
• Some of this is also predicated on some of the other risks that lurk too, that are maybe less in our control.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 June 2023
• The state budget is predicated on a slight increase in revenue.
  — James Salzer, ajc, 6 May 2020
• All these missions are predicated on the big booster getting back on track.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2020
• And [the business model is] not predicated off of that anyway, because the name of the game is subscribers.
  — Time, 20 July 2023
• Of course, this was all predicated on the Dolphins taking care of business.
  — Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, 24 Dec. 2017
• Their halfcourt offense has been predicated on spacing the floor and using drive-and-kicks.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 28 Oct. 2017
• Both movies are predicated on passing off a lie to preserve the Christmas spirit.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2019
• Flying cars and the like are predicated on the idea of a small footprint, so are inherently going to be fuel hogs.
  — Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2017
• This is predicated on the notion that war is the only way to stop Iran’s nuclear program.
  — Seth J. Frantzman, National Review, 4 Jan. 2020
• This league is all predicated on trying to find mismatches.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 22 May 2018
• Scott shifts from a beat predicated on brooding strings into a grander production, then makes one more thrilling beat switch.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023
• And these deals are predicated on rebates, which are generally tied to list prices.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 July 2018
• Again, that’s predicated on a stronger system taking a more westward track.
  — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
• Our whole model is predicated on trying new things, right?
  — Eric Johnson, Recode, 26 Sep. 2018
• From the start, Uber’s business was predicated on breaking rules.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2018
• Players can grasp timing on routes, assuming that their offense is predicated on moving the ball through the air.
  — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
• Carr’s game is predicated on throwing quickly and accurately to add up small chunks of yards in a big scoring drive.
  — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2019
• The tradeoffs seem predicated on promises that everyone has reason to doubt.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 22 Jan. 2018
• Stephens' game is predicated in large part on her speed and an ability to track down opponents' shots, over and over and over again.
  — Howard Fendrich, courant.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• This whole thing’s predicated on not being outside of your body, outside of yourself.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2019
• And when is this witch hunt going to stop what it was all predicated on the biggest anti-Trump which hunters in the world, proven by their statements.
  — Fox News, 19 June 2018
• And these estimates were predicated on the assumption of mass debt relief, not piecemeal sums like these.
  — Noah Rothman, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023
• His ability wasn’t predicated on speed or weight-room strength.
  — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024